Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start was rescheduled from Thursday to Saturday to provide him with additional rest after throwing a season-high 108 pitches in New York, giving him a season-high seven days off between starts. On his bobblehead night, Yamamoto allowed only one infield single in two scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals but experienced a drop in his fastball velocity, ranging from 93-96 mph and averaging 94.2 mph. He exited the game early due to triceps tightness, with Michael Grove entering as his replacement, prompting concern about his immediate playing future.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Exits Start With Triceps Tightness https://t.co/reSostF9kb https://t.co/kQz9adRFhR
Yoshinobu Yamamoto left tonight's game with triceps tightness His velocity was down ~1.5 mph than his season average Hopefully he doesn't miss much time https://t.co/ZLhma4hkrr
Yoshinobu Yamamoto exited tonight's game with tricep tightness after two innings, per team announcement https://t.co/iQrPeUvbgh
Yamamoto exits early. Apparently, triceps tightness. https://t.co/xM1X26kFX1
#Dodgers announce that RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto left game because of triceps tightness.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto left tonight’s game with triceps tightness.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto getting pushed back two days this week was unusual This is, too, obv @MikeDiGiovanna will have updates from the ballpark tonight https://t.co/stYMKJc5fD
#Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto is exiting after two scoreless innings. Fastball velo down to 93-96 mph. Michael Grove entering.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Elevated 93mph Fastball. https://t.co/c8tPtY726l
#Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto has allowed one infield 1B in two scoreless innings vs. #Royals, but the velocity of his four-seam fastball is definitely down from last start in NY. He has thrown 12 of them ranging from 93-96 mph and averaging 94.2 mph.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto faces off against Seth Lugo at Dodger Stadium tonight. 🍿 https://t.co/5Oz9JlJsqO
Yoshinobu Yamamoto bobblehead! Thanks to my awesome girlfriend for grabbing one at the Dodgers game yesterday! https://t.co/Oap5gJ3Xw7
Yoshinobu Yamamoto wanted to surprise a special fan to throw out the first pitch on his bobblehead night. Out of the hundreds of video submissions, he chose 9-year-old Keita. 🥹 https://t.co/btkNWC7aB6
Yoshinobu Yamamoto picked a young fan to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on his bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium He executed his delivery perfectly 🔥 https://t.co/Dzf2KwXbli
It's Yoshinobu Yamamoto bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium! https://t.co/3ICUmrKa1N
#Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, whose next start was pushed back from tonight to Saturday night after his heavy workload in NY, played long-toss and is starting bullpen session now, a pretty good indication he is OK to pitch on Saturday.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto toes the rubber tonight against the defending World Series Champions on his bobblehead day! https://t.co/RyQbkDzY9b
Dodgers are pushing back Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s start this week from tomorrow to Saturday Dave Roberts said it is to give Yamamoto extra rest after his season-high 108 pitches in New York last Friday This will give him a season-high seven days off between starts